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RS-232 (Recommended Standard 232) is the standard for establishing serial data signals connection between DTE (Data Terminal
Equipment) and DCE (Data Circuit-terminating Equipment). For over 40 years this standard is commonly used in computers,
networking and telecommunication. A similar ITU-T standard is V.24. Detailed description of the standard is available from Wikipedia
and many other sources in the Internet. This page provides only the list of signals used in RS232 and pinouts of most commonly used
types of serial cables.
In all the cases the length of the cable should not exceed 25 feet (about 7.5 meters) unless a signal booster is used. Most commonly
used types of serial cable connectors are 9-pin connector DB9 and 25-pin connector DB25. Each of them can be of female or male
type as shown on the following image.
Direction
TD
OUT
Protective/Shielded Ground
Transmit Data (Tx, TxD)
3
4
5
6
2
7
8
6
RD
RTS
CTS
DSR
IN
OUT
IN
IN
7
8
9
10
5
1
SGND
CD
-
IN
-
SDCD
SCTS
STD
DB
SRD
DD
LL
SRTS
DTR
RL/SQ
RI
IN
IN
OUT
OUT
IN
IN
OUT
OUT
IN
Unassigned
Secondary Carrier Detect. Only needed if second channel being used.
Secondary Clear to Send. Only needed if second channel being used.
Secondary Transmit Data. Only needed if second channel being used.
Transmit Clock (TCLK, TxCLK). Used only in Synchronous mode.
Secondary Receive Data. Only needed if second channel being used.
Receive Clock (RCLK). Used only in Synchronous mode.
Local Loopback
Secondary Request to Send. Only needed if second channel being used.
Data Terminal Ready
Signal Quality Detector/Remote loopback
Ring Indicator
CH/CI
DA
-
OUT
-
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
4
9
23
24
25
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DB9
Pin #
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DB25
Pin #
1
2
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DB25
DB25
Pin #
Connects To
Pin #
Pin #
<-------->
<-------->
Loopback Connector
DB25
Connects To
Pin #
DB25
Pin # Connects To
Pin #
1
<-------->
<-------->
<-------->
<-------->
<-------->
<-------->
<-------->
<-------->
<-------->
<-------->
<-------->
<-------->
<-------->
8,20
<-------->
8,20,22
<-------->
<-------->
<-------->
<-------->
<-------->
6,20
<-------->
6,20,22
<-------->
10
<-------->
10
10
10
11
<-------->
11
11
11
12
<-------->
12
12
12
13
<-------->
13
13
13
14
<-------->
14
14
14
15
<-------->
15
15
15
<-------->
17
16
<-------->
16
16
16
17
<-------->
17
17
17
<-------->
15
18
<-------->
18
18
18
19
<-------->
19
19
19
20
<-------->
20
20
<-------->
6,8,22
21
<-------->
21
21
22
<-------->
22
22
22
<-------->
6,8,20
23
<-------->
23
23
23
<-------->
23
24
<-------->
24
24
24
25
<-------->
25
25
25
<-------->
6,8
20
21
<-------->
22
DB9
DB9
Loopback Connector
DB9
DB9
<-------->
<-------->
<-------->
4,6,9
<-------->
<-------->
<-------->
<-------->
<-------->
<-------->
<-------->
<-------->
1,6
<-------->
1,6,9
<-------->
<-------->
<-------->
<-------->
<-------->
<-------->
1,4,9
<-------->
<-------->
<-------->
<-------->
<-------->
<-------->
<-------->
<-------->
<-------->
1,4,6
Null Modem
DB9
DB25
DB9
DB25
Pin # Connects To
Pin #
Pin # Connects To
Pin #
<-------->
<-------->
20
<-------->
<-------->
<-------->
<-------->
<-------->
20
<-------->
6,8
<-------->
<-------->
<-------->
<-------->
20
<-------->
<-------->
<-------->
<-------->
<-------->
22
<-------->
22
DB25
Pin #
Pin #
DB9
DB25
Connects To
Pin #
Pin #
Pin #
<-------->
<-------->
<-------->
<-------->
20
<-------->
7,8
<-------->
<-------->
22
DB9
DB25
Pin #
Pin #
Pin #
Connects To
Pin #
<-------->
<-------->
<-------->
<-------->
20
<-------->
20
<-------->
<-------->
4,5
<-------->
<-------->
<-------->
1,2
<-------->
<-------->
<-------->
<-------->
<-------->
<-------->
22
22
Connects To
RJ45